Chapter 83: Juventus's flaws
Focus on personnel matters with one hand and finances with the other, and insist on doing both well.
Only at this moment did Gao Shen truly feel that he was the head coach of Real Madrid.
Although his contract only lasts until the end of this season, the power he holds now is higher than that of Carlo and even Luxemburg.
At least, neither Luxemburgo nor Carlo has the power to decide whether a player renews his contract.
The consensus reached by Gao Shen and Martin is the contract renewal of young players, such as Ramos, because their annual salary is very low, and Gao Shen can only make proposals, and the specific negotiations will definitely be followed up by the people at the Bernabeu.
But everyone can see that this is a signal.
It seems that Gao Shen can only decide the contract renewal of young players now, but once this door is opened, Gao Shen can do a lot more.
Not to mention the young players, even if the superstars in the team want to renew their contracts, don’t they have to listen to the opinions of experts?
He cannot decide whether it will succeed or not, but he still has the ability to cause trouble.
That's the deterrent effect.
Therefore, Gao Shen quickly found Ramos and said that he had already reached an agreement with the chairman. After the game against Juventus, he started contract renewal negotiations with him and encouraged him to perform well in the game and show better condition.
Ramos was overjoyed, and the locker room soon learned that Ramos was going to renew his contract.
This is also what Gao Shen wants to see.
With this power, he believes the players will be more obedient.
Of course, this cannot be used indiscriminately. If we just renew the contract for whoever wants it, is there still any authority?
Power is a thing that should be used with gratitude and resentment. If you use it, use it at the critical point.
That night, Gao Shen happily ran to the city to buy a bottle of wine, brought it to Carlo's house, and had dinner with his teacher. He was in a good mood throughout the whole process, which made Carlo confused.
"Do you have a girlfriend?" Carlo gossiped curiously.
Gao Shen was speechless. I am in power, so how did it come up with the topic of having a girlfriend?
Do I really look that happy?
Well, okay, it seems like you are really happy.
It really proves the saying that power is the best aphrodisiac for men.
Keep a low profile! Keep a low profile! Keep a low profile!
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After two days of continuous adjustment, summary, analysis, and targeted training, Gao Shen convened another tactical meeting before the afternoon training session on the day before the game against Juventus.
This tactical meeting is mainly aimed at the upcoming second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
Gao Shen first asked everyone to watch a video recording, which he specially asked Lucas to edit.
All the shots are overhead shots, and all are focused on the midfield and frontcourt of Juventus' attack.
"Watch the video first, focus on the Juventus players, and then tell me what you see from it?"
Everyone listened carefully to Gao Shen's instructions and watched the game video.
It's familiar, but nothing special seems to be there.
Many people were confused and didn't understand what Gao Shen wanted them to see.
The video was not long. After watching it twice, Gao Shen pressed the pause button, swept the players back and forth, and finally fell on De La Red.
He really admired DeLaRed, but he didn't know whether this kid would be forced to leave the football field early because of a heart disease like in Gao Shen's memory.
"Reuben, tell me what you think." Gao Shen gave a test.
De La Red frowned, thought for a moment, and said, " Juventus adopted a standard 4-4-2 formation, with three lines. The formation is very orderly. Even when moving as a whole, it remains very compact and orderly."
Gao Shen smiled approvingly, "Does anyone have anything to add?"
"What Reuben said is good, but not comprehensive." Danish bald Qiang Gravesen also spoke up, "Most of the time, it seems to be true, but I found that there is an exception ."
"Beautiful!" Gao Shen immediately praised Gravesen, "Who?"
This is the guy who can lead Everton to rise as the core of the organization in the Premier League. He looks rough, but he is actually very thin.
"Nedved, I found that he often left the left and went to the middle to make up for the weakness of the two central midfielders' weak passing ability. Capello also gave him such freedom."
"Well said." Gao Shen praised, then looked at Delared with encouragement in his eyes.
Gravesen is a veteran who has been playing football for many years and is very experienced. He was the core organizer of Everton before. He has a strong vision and overall view of the game. De La Red certainly has great potential, but for now, he is not as good as Gravesen.
Gao Shen actually likes to use smart players , so in the double defensive midfielder position, he likes to use Gravesen and De La Red the most.
Borja is also good, but not hard enough.
De La Red also felt the profound gaze and understood the coach's encouragement, and he had to work harder.
"Next, let's think about what this means?" Gao Shen asked the second question.
This time everyone fell into deep thought.
Only Zidane quickly spoke up.
"Nedved is a very positive and hard-working player, with a strong desire to win and a strong sense of responsibility, which is a good thing, but sometimes it is a bad thing. If we can steal the ball when he moves from the left to the middle to organize the attack, keep him in the middle, or move him to the right, then Juventus' left side will be empty."
Gao Shen directly gave Zidane a thumbs up .
Sometimes, people really can't be compared.
We have to admit that some people's brains just work better when they are doing certain things.
As I recall, Zidane once led Real Madrid to win three consecutive Champions League titles. At that time, everyone said he was Emperor Xuanzong of Qi, who always did some incredible things, but always achieved miraculous results. Some people said it was metaphysics.
No, that's because he can always see some details that others can't see.
Only when people have done something, will they suddenly realize and say: Oh, why didn’t I think of it before?
The football field is full of various details, which are like capillaries, densely arranged and determine the outcome of a game.
Zidane is truly a leader in this regard and has a very keen sense of smell.
"What Zinedine said is absolutely right. In this afternoon's targeted drill, what we have to do is to press and intercept the ball when Nedved reaches the middle, then keep Nedved in the middle and transfer the ball to our right as quickly as possible to create a counterattack opportunity."
This is an idea, but each link involves many different details and coordination.
For example, if you pass the ball to the right, you can pass it directly after intercepting it. If Juventus counterattacks, you need someone to receive it and pass it again...
Even if the ball reaches the right side, how to attack? Who will attack?
Beckham?
What if Beckham is contained?
This is the problem that Gao Shen and the coaching staff will solve this afternoon.
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After the team's closed training, Gao Shen went back to take a shower, change clothes, and then went to the press conference hall.
Originally, he did not plan to attend the press conference himself, but after careful consideration, Gao Shen decided to attend.
Because he had to bring Capello into the battlefield he had prepared for him in advance.
That is, Capello must play 4-4-2.
This seems a little unreliable, right?
But in fact, it can be done.
Because Capello is an extremely risk-averse person.
At the press conference, Gao Shen announced the team's 18-man roster. Compared with the first round, the biggest difference in this roster is that Ronaldo replaced Soldado.
In the battle at Camp Nou, Ronaldo officially returned and scored a wonderful goal as a substitute, which won him widespread applause after the game and also made him highly demanded to continue playing in the game against Juventus.
"Why not? Ronaldo is the best scorer in the world today, and everyone knows that what we need most at the Bernabeu is goals. We will definitely break Juventus' goal at the Bernabeu!"
Capello's team drew 0-0 with Treviso away from home in the Serie A last weekend, which was an upset.
Because, Juventus is at the top of the list and Treviso is at the bottom.
Gao Shen said he was not surprised by the result.
"I watched the game and I felt that Juventus did not play their best players. It was clear that our opponents were saving their energy for the battle at the Bernabeu. I think this is good news for us because our opponents are afraid."
Gao Shen explained with a smile that the 0-0 result in the first leg away from home actually put Juventus in a difficult situation.
"Because our opponents also know that we will definitely score a goal at the Bernabeu, this is not difficult for us at all." Gao Shen smiled confidently, looking like he was sure of winning.
When a media reporter asked why he was so confident, Gao Shen directly stated that Juventus was not as strong as it seemed, they had fatal loopholes, and Real Madrid had the most powerful attacking lineup in world football today.
"I am confident that we will score at the Bernabeu."
There are also media outlets that directly questioned Gao Shen, saying that the thing that has been most criticized by the media and fans since he took over as Real Madrid coach is his conservative style. Almost every game ends in a one-to-zero score, which is simply intolerable.
Gao Shen smiled and said that it depends on what kind of opponent you are facing.
"I believe that after tomorrow night's game, the fans will have a better impression of me and Real Madrid."
When the media asked Gao Shen whether he would adopt an active offensive strategy, Gao Shen smiled and shook his head, with an expression that said he couldn't speak.
Gao Shen did not say much, just enough to get the point across, but he had a smile on his face the whole time and appeared very confident, making people feel a calmness from him that seemed to have a sure win.
This made many media reporters doubt. Is he really so confident that he can beat Juventus at home?
Why?
The male protagonist in the novel isn’t that arrogant, is he?
But they had no idea that just before the press conference, whether in tactical meetings or in targeted training, what Gao Shen emphasized the most was stability.
We must not give Juventus even the slightest chance to score.
As long as Real Madrid gives an away goal, they will have to score two goals, which is very difficult.
If Juventus hadn't scored, one goal would have been enough for Real Madrid to advance!
